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Restoration73 · 22nd Apr 2014, 7:20 pm

Whilst it may not be preferable to use a steel platter, the fact it was used with these
decks is the Garrard 4-pole motor has a low hum field. The field leakage with the
cheaper 2-pole motors (esp.BSR) makes them unusable with magnetic cartridges.

22nd Apr 2014, 7:20 pm	#143
Restoration73 Nonode Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Surbiton, SW London, UK. Posts: 2,801	Re: Garrard record player deck identification. Whilst it may not be preferable to use a steel platter, the fact it was used with these decks is the Garrard 4-pole motor has a low hum field. The field leakage with the cheaper 2-pole motors (esp.BSR) makes them unusable with magnetic cartridges.